Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer. I would like to thank Mrs. Geri Bujinaski and Linda Donnelly for all her hard work in putting together the outstanding Memorial Day ceremony and parade. The support of our community is truly amazing. Memorial Day also marked the opening of the Springfield Community Pool. The pool underwent some major renovations this past winter. Some of those improvements you will see are redone bathrooms, freshly painted pool, new fixtures were installed and new tiles were installed. The renovations to the pool however are not complete. Our Recreation Department is still working to install a new slid and some shaded areas.
Our Township budget was presented and approve last month. Currently the town part of the budget will be increasing about $48.00 a household, while the county portion of the taxes actually decrease by about $46.00 a household. At this time, we are still waiting for the Board of Education portion of the taxes. The township also approved the hiring of two new police officers and also installed a new volunteer firefighter. On May 29th, the Springfield Fire Department also had a dedication ceremony at the Fire House, dedicating an area in front of the station in memory of former firefighter Joe Pepe. As I stated in a previous message, Joe was a career firefighter who passed away playing in a benefit basketball game 10 years ago. Many of us, who knew Joe, knew just how much he loved the town of Springfield. I would like to thank our Fire Department for keeping Joe’s spirit alive. Finally the Army’s Cord of Engineers had two presentations on what their plans were to help the flooding problems in our town. As summer quickly approaches I remind everyone that our Recreation Summer programs are about to begin. If you have any questions, please contact our Recreation Department at 973-912-2226. Finally, I would like to congratulate all of our graduates. I wish all of you nothing but the best in all of your future endeavors. Once again if you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected]